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CESSES
Noun
cesses
plural of cess
Verb
cesses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cess
Anagrams
• secess
Source: Wiktionary
CESS
Cess, n. Etym: [For sess, conts. from Assess.]
1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.] Spenser.
2. Bound; measure. [Obs.] The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. Shak.
Cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cessing.]
Definition: To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.
Cess, v. i. Etym: [F. cesser. See Cease.]
Definition: To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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